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Mark Madsen has joined Mike D'Antoni's staff with the Lakers as an assistant coach.

Hopefully, he's a better coach than a dancer. Madsen was a two-time NBA champion with the Lakers, but he wasn't exactly an impact player. Eight weeks ago, he was named the head coach of the D-League affiliate, the LA D-Fenders, but he'll join the big club to help the team's big men. Thu, Jun 27, 2013 04:35:00 PM

Madsen was sent to L.A. in a late July trade involving Quentin Richardson, but he wasn't going to crack the rotation anyway. The Clippers have trimmed their roster to 12 players, giving them plenty of flexibility to make moves throughout the season. Sat, Aug 22, 2009 09:22:00 AM

As part of the Sebastian Telfair for Quentin Richardson trade, Mark Madsen and his contract are flying to Los Angeles.

If history holds he probably won't be doing any victory dances with this LA team (much to everyone's relief). Mon, Jul 20, 2009 05:25:00 PM

Madsen was sent to L.A. in a late July trade involving Quentin Richardson, but he wasn't going to crack the rotation anyway. The Clippers have trimmed their roster to 12 players, giving them plenty of flexibility to make moves throughout the season.

Mark Madsen said he is progressing well from surgery on his right shoulder and pectoral muscle and estimated he will return to action in "probably five or six weeks."

"It's tough to not be out there with the guys, but I'm doing my best to learn the plays, the new plays that (coach) Randy Wittman's putting in, and staying in shape running on the side," Madsen said Friday. Madsen was injured in August during an accident on a personal watercraft.

Timberwolves forward Mark Madsen underwent successful right shoulder surgery, the team announced Friday, four days after he was injured in a boating accident.

"This was an unfortunate accident that I have put behind me. My focus now is to concentrate on my rehabilitation with the goal of returning to the basketball court as quickly as possible," Madsen said in a statement issued by the team. He will be sidelined up to three months, meaning the team is hoping more than ever that Theo Ratliff will be ready to back up starter Mark Blount on opening night.

After missing six games because of a left ankle sprain, Mark Madsen is set to return Friday when he'll be used in the rotation against Heat center Shaquille O'Neal.

Coach Randy Wittman figures to play Madsen a good bit if Madsen's ankle feels good today after taking part in a full practice Thursday. "We don't have many other choices," Wittman said. "So yeah, Mark is going to play." He should have no fantasy value, but will help the Wolves get through tonight's game against Shaq.

Depth Charts

The Lakers have informed Dwight Buycks of their interest in him for next season, a source told David Pick of Basketball Insiders.

It's not clear if it would be a summer league deal, a non-guaranteed deal or something greater, but the Lakers have bigger fish to fry than Buycks unless it's a training camp invite with little to no guarantees.

"With his tenaciousness, the way he guards people and when his mind is set, if I say ‘Kobe, you’ve got him,’ he takes that as a challenge," coach Byron Scott said. "You know how he is. He’ll compete." A lot of teams are using small power forwards now, so this really isn't a stretch. The Lakers aren't going to make him a four against someone like Zach Randolph. The Black Mamba is a risky target in the middle rounds.

Jabari Brown scored 20 points off the bench in Monday's preseason loss to the Knicks, hitting 5-of-14 shots (2-of-7 from deep, 8-of-11 from the line) with one rebound, zero assists and three steals in 27 minutes.

Brown led the D-League in scoring last season so there aren't a lot of surprises with this performance. It's unclear if he'll have a rotation slot heading into this season.

Julius Randle scored 17 points with four rebounds, one assist and one steal in 21 minutes against the Mavs on Wednesday.

After the game, Randle said the summer league minutes restriction is frustrating and he's just focusing on keeping everything in perspective. As for his performance today, he looked like the player the Lakers wanted him to be. Randle wasn't forcing the contact quite so much today and he seemed to know where the double teams were going to come from. He also did more ball handling today on the offensive end.